Adjustable receiver-holder



A. AND E. WEISS. ADJUSTABLERECEIVER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5. I9IB.

' Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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ADELE wnrss AND EMANUEL wnrss, or PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

ADJUSTABLE RECEIVER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application filed December 5 1918. Serial No. 265,440.

To aZZw/wm it may concern:

7 Be it known that we, ADELE WVnIss l and EMANUEL WEISS, citizens of the; United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements described and .erate the receiver hook as required to operate the telephone.

A further telephone, pivot an arm to the stand, mount the telephone receiver upon the arm and provide a connection between the pivoted arm and the receiver hook, so that when the arm is tipped one way the receiver is in position for use, and so that when the arm is tipped the other way the receiver hook is held doWn, the same as though the receiver were hung upon the hook.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing an adjustable telephone receiver holder embodying the principles of our invention in connection with a desk telephone. Fig.2 shows a modified form of base. as required to adapt the adjustable telephone receiver holder to a walltelephone.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the base shown in Fig. 1. I v

Fig. 4 is an edge view] of the base shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a arm. V

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the adjustable extension of the pivoted arm.

Fig. 7 isa fragmentary side elevation at right angles to-Fig. 6, and showing the telephone receiver mounted in-the extensionof side elevation of the pivoted ,the pivoted arm. I

Fig. .8 1s a fragmentary sectional elevation showing the mounting of the pivoted'arm and the sliding connectionbetween the extension and thepivoted arm.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the trip ustable teleholders, and consists of the w I object "of this invention is to provide a suitable stand for supportlng a mounted upon the pivoted arm for operatmg the receiver hook of the telephone.

F 1g. 10 1s a plan view of the trip shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a perspective of the modified form of base for supporting the pivoted arm for a wall telephone, as shown in Fig. 2.

The base 1 is preferably formed of wood, is circular in plan and flat in elevation, and has a lower face 2 adapted to rest upon a desk, and a circular depression 5 formed from its upper face to receive the bottomof the stand 4 of a desk telephone. The bottom 4. may be glued or otherwise fixed in the depression-3. Anabutment 5 is formed lntegral with the base 1 and extends laterally upon the level of the base. One member 6 of a butt hinge is placed on top of the abutm ent 5, a rubber buffer 7 is placed upon the member 6, and a screw 8 is inserted downwardly through the buffer 7, through the member 6 into the abutment 5, and other screws 9' are inserted through the member 6 into the abutment 5 to hold the member 6 securely in place. The abutment 5 has an outer inclined face 10 substantially in line with the hinge pin 11. The -pivoted arm 12 is secured to the other member13 of the hinge by screws 14, so that the lower side face 15 of the pivoted arm will fit against the inclined, face 10 of the abutment 5 when the receiver holder is in position to use the telephone. A shoulder 16 is formed upon the pivoted arm 12 in position to engage the buffer 7 when the pivoted arm is thrown backwardly to put the telephone out of use.

A straight bore 17 is formed in the pivoted arm 12 from its upper end, and the adjustable extension 18 is mounted in the bore.

The adjustable extension 18 consists of a socket 19 adapted to hold the telephone recelver 20, the stem 21 extending from the socket 19, an adjustable piece 22, the adjust ing screw 23 mounted in the piece 22 and screw seated inthe stem 21, so that by 170- tating the piece 22 it may be" moved toor from the stem 21, and the spring loop 24.

having its ends attached to the sides of the piece 22. The stem.2l and the piece "22 fit loosely in the bore 17, and the spring loop 21 engages the wall. surface around the bore, so that whenthe piece 22 is properly adjusted relativeto the stem 21 and the i V is tapered slightly and the clip 28has a conprincipally designed to form a swivel connectionbetween the receiver and the stand base 1, so that in rotating the receiver 20 to a convenient position, the spring loop 24 need not be rotated inthe bore 17. Usually the adjustment of the effective length of the stem 21 will be obtained by moving the. stem up and down in the bore 17,

and itv will not be necessary'to rotate the piece 22 except for swiveling purposesafter the parts have, been properly assembled.

The stem of the telephone receiver 20 is tapered and the socket 19yhas a tapered;

opening 26 to fit the stem of the receiver 20, and a slot 27 leads sidewise to the opening 26, so that the small part of the receiver 20 will pass through the slot and then the receiver may be moved endwise until it tightens in the opening 26.

The upper portion of the pivoted arm 12 tral opening: 29 to receive the tapered portion of the pivoted arm 12, so that the clip will tighten'upon the arm. .The trip 30'isr rigidly fixed to the central portion of the clip 28 and extends backwardly in a substantially horizontal position. The trip 30 comprises afinger 31 adapted to pass over, and

- press downwardly upon the receiver'hook 32 of the telephone, a central portion 33 bent at right angles to the finger 31 and forming a shoulder to engage the receiver hook, and an arm 34 bent at right angles to the central portion 33 and secured to the" clamp 28.

When it is desired to apply the adjustable telephone receiver holder to a desk telephone 35, the bottom of the stand 4 ls l placed in the depression 3 of the base 1,

:the base rotated relative. to the stand 4 to bring the pivoted arm into a convenient position to swing to and from the recelver hook 32, the clip 28 is loosened and rotated *upon the pivoted arm 12 to bring it into for use. I I Y When is desired to use the telephone,

position to engage the telephone receiver hook 32, the receiver 20 is placed in the socket 19, the extension 18 is adjusted up and down to bring the receiver into convenient position for the ear of the operatorand the extension 18 is rotatedto bringthe receiver into the proper angle and the device is ready the user will grasp the pivoted arm. 12 and pull it forwardly, thus releasing the trip 30 'from the receiver hook 32,,and then the length of the pivoted phoning.

. parting claimed.

users hands are free for writing or other purposes while the telephone is being used.

One of the principal objects of our invention is to provide means whereby both hands of the operator are free while using a telephone.

In the modifications shown in lii 's. 2 and 11, the bracket 36 is adapted to be secured directly to the wall 37 supporting the wall telephone 38. The base 39 is secured to the bracket 36 and is secured to thewall 37 by screws or nails 40." The pivoted arm 12 is secured to the base 39 in the same way that it is secured to the base 1, and the bracket 36 ,carrying thebase'39 is located so as to bring the arm 12 into proper relation to the telephone 38, so that the trip 30 will engage the telephone receiver book 41 to hold the hook down when the telephone is out of use, and to releasethe hook whenit is desiredto talk overthe telephone.

Thusfwe have produced an adjustable telephone receiver holder the use of which leaves both hands of the operator free while tele- Various changes may be made without de- We claim i 1. In an adjustable telephone receiver holder, a pivoted arm having a bore extending from its upper end, a receiver socket,

from the spirit of our invention as a stem extending from the receiver socket 5 into the bore, a piece swiveled to the lower end of the stem in the 'bore, and means for forming a friction connection to hold the piece in an adjusted position in the bore.

2. "In an adjustable telephone receiver 7 holder, apivoted arm having a bore extendmg from its upper end, a receiver socket,

a stem extending from the receiver socket 1nto the bore, an adjustable'plece, a screw mounted in the adjustable piece and screw seated in the stem so that by rotating the ad ustable piece it may be moved to or from piece in an adjusted positioninthebore. V

3. In an adjustable telephone receiver holder, a pivoted arm having a bore extending from its upper end, a receiver socket, a stem extending from the receiver socket into the bore, an adjustable piece, a screw mounted in the adjustable piece and screw seated in the stem so that by rotating theadjustablepiece it may be moved to or from the stem, and a spring loop having its ends attached to the sides of the piece-and forming a friction connection to hold the piece in an adjusted position in the bore. I 1

4. In an'v adjustable telephone receiver holder,'a base, aniabutment formed integral the stem, and means-forminga friction connection to hold the with the base and extending laterally, a

hinge connected to the upper face of theabutment, a rubber buffer connected to the upper face of the abutment, said abutment having an outer inclined face in line with the hinge pin, a pivoted arm secured to the hinge and having a face adapted to engage the inclined face of the abutment, a shoulder formed upon the pivoted arm in'position to engage the buffer, there being a straight bore extending from the upper end of the pivoted arm, a socket, a stem extending from the socket, and means for adjusting 10 the stem in the socket.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

ADELE WEISS. Y EMANUEL WEISS. 

